The backfield was always supposed to be a strength for the New Orleans Saints this season.
But how that played out through the first quarter of the season might come as a surprise.
Bottled up at times on the ground, the trio of Mark Ingram, C.J. Spiller and Khiry Robinson has been dangerous through the air, a development that could be key as the Saints (1-3) head into another must-win game on the road at noon Sunday against the reeling Philadelphia Eagles (1-3).
“I think the three-man punch that we have going with Mark, Khiry and now C.